Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-27
EYELNG CONGRESS.
Annual Meeting of the Indian Defense
Association Every Act Of Con-
gress Watched.
4 Movement to Erect An Equestrian
Statue Of Ex- President Zachary
Tayl in Washington.
Where Civil S,rvios Examinations VIII be
Asld During January and February
of the Coming Year.
INDIAN DEFENsE ASSOCIATION


Association Rev. DR.. Sunderland, the
president OF the association, was COM
PEELED to decline reelection By reason
OF i'll health, but expressed himself as in
perfect sympathy with the objects Of the
association, and viewed with apprehen-
sion and suspicion every movement Of
Congress relating to the condition and
future of the Indian tribes. and dreaded
the action and influence Of the Mohawk
conferences which had tendency to play
into the hands Of land sharks, ever on the
alert to rob the Indian.
Officers tor the ensuing year were elect
ed SIS follows: President, Alexander
Kent; vice presidents, Bernard T. jan
ney, Washington, D. c.; Rev. S. Domer,
D. D., Washington, D. c.; William G.
WINS, Trenton, N. j.; Joseph ELLINGTON,
Jf., Phiiadelphis, Pa Rev. Robert Coll
yer, New York, N. Y; General Francis
A. Walker, Boston, Mass; Colonel
George W. hsrkins, Tishomingo, 1. t.;
W. J. Godfrey, Sioux, Neb.; DR.. Fordyce
Grinnell, Pasadena, Cal; recording Sec
retsry, Captain N. Bickford; correspond.
ing secretary, Dr.. Z. A. Bland; treasurer,
G. 3. Shafer.
STATUE TO ZACHARY TAYLOR.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Sanator James
Z. George Of Mississippi has introduced
bill for the erection Of an equestrian
statue of eX President and General Zach
aIy Taylor in this city. The measure will
dou otless meet with general approval
throughout the country and Senator
George will receive the commentator be
merits for proposing this tardy Justice to
the memory of "Oid Zich." 1t will com
mend itself to everyone, especially those
W 10 served with and under him during
tie Mexican war. Senator George was q
m5mber of one Of the two Mississippi reg
inents with General Taylor 81 Monterey
General Taylor WAS born il VIrginis, re-
m owed to Kentucky, and resided there
until he joined the army, just prior to
the war OF 1872 He was in the Black
mswk and Florida Seminole WARS, land was
s. resident Of Louisiana when he was nom.
in ated FOR the presidency. Senators
George, Maxey, Colquitt, the late Gen
eral Logan, General Forney OF Alabams
and Colonel Morrison Of Illinois eIe
among the prominent men of the country
who were with General Taylor in Mex
leo. To his surviving comrades this
movement to perpetuste the memory OF
cold Rough and Ready in some durable
Way Will be speeially gratifying.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The civil ser
vice commission has issued schedule Of
examinations for the departmental SER
vice ct Washington, to BE- held at various
points in the several states and territories
during the year 1888. The schedule pro
vides for 149 examinations, commencing
with January T. The January and Feb
ruary dates are as follows: Richmond,
Va, Wednesday. January 4; R.leigh, N
c., Friday, January 6; Lynchburg, Va,
Monday. January o; Martinsburg,
". VS., Tuesday, January II;
Esgerstown, Md, Saturday, January IA
Baltimore, Md, Tuesday, January II;
Wilmington, N. c., Thursday, February
2; Charleston, S. c., Saturday, February
4; Savannah, Ga, Tuesday, February Z;
Macon, Ga, Thursday, February 8; Col
lnbia, S. c., Saturday, February IL;
Charlotte, n c., Tuesday, February IA;
Jacksonville, Fla, Wednesday, February
10; Mobile, Ala, Saturday, February Is;
New Orleans, La, Tuesday, February 81 I;
Houston, Tex Friday, February "a; Sar
Blank applications and certificates Of
vouchers, which will be furnished by the
commission upon application, must be
flied with the commission for examina
tions to be held at Washington and points
east of the Mississippi river at least SIX
days before the date fixed for the exsmin-
alton; for examinations TO be held al
points between the Mississippi river snC
the R1cky Mountains st least ten days
before the examination, and for eXamina-
tioEs west Of the Rocky Mountains s.
least fifteen days before the examination
The examinations to take Place in thii
district will be es follows:
For the general and limited registers
on the first Saturday in each month, eX-
cept the months of July and August.
For the special registers, on the SECOND
Saturdays Of Janusry, April, July and DC
tober.
For the supplementary registers-i
either the limited or general has beer
previously taken-on any Monday.
CHAMBERLAIN s MISSION TO CANADA.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Star say:
that the purposes of Mr.. Chamberlain:
visit to Canada is to urge the Canadiar
authorities to yield to the demands of thi:
government in the disputed fish
cries question. The conference:
at the State Department have
demonstrated that this government will
not yield anything from the position &C
cupied from the first. The department l.
In the position Of demanding privilege!
Tor their fishermen, which they claim as :
right, and there can be no settlement
except by Canada according these priv
leges.
LAMAR's CONFIRMATION.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 A Republican
member Of the Senate judiciary commi.
tee said to an associated press correspond
ent to-day that although it was trne Their
WAS to be caucus Of the Republican
Senator's after the holiday re
cess to decide upon thei
course In relation to the nomin
alton of Mr.. Lamar, he was very conf
Gent that several members would not b.
bound by any action Of the caucus whicl
might be uniavorabe to Mr.. Lamar. 81
intimated that he himself would be ep
posed to Mr.. Lanar's confirmation, on